Going from Nexus 5 to Moto X: a few questions

is the phone slippery without a case? i'm going with a white woven back. will that help?

are there any known issues with kitkat? specifically active notifications or touchless control? (these are my two main reasons for switching)

will i still be able to play GTA: SA smoothly?

i was thinking of getting an additional x as a gift. i heard that certain backs can get dirtier (and unable to clean off) than others. if so, what colors should i avoid? or am i safe staying with woven black/white?

is the phone slippery without a case? i'm going with a white woven back. will that help?

are there any known issues with kitkat? specifically active notifications or touchless control? (these are my two main reasons for switching)

will i still be able to play GTA: SA smoothly?

i was thinking of getting an additional x as a gift. i heard that certain backs can get dirtier (and unable to clean off) than others. if so, what colors should i avoid? or am i safe staying with woven black/white?

toodles

The woven white back is quite slippery. Some of the colors are slick while some are more rubbery. The woven black back has a very nice grip.

I got the ebony back one today...not slippery. Wishing I had not gotten the white front already though.

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I had a similar feeling when I got my first Moto X. I meant to have a white front but when re-entering the order missed that black was checked by default. It came with a black front and I was disappointed but figured it was my fault for ordering it that way I called Motorola after 4 or 5 days and they said no prob you can get another one

As far as the original topic, the dark blue back I had was soft & grippy and I had no problems keeping it clean. Later today I'll have my new teak/silver/white one and will find out how it feels in comparison.

I have woven black, and it feels really good in the hand, and not slippery. I hadn't seriously considered buying the phone until I handled one at the Sprint store. And when I took my new phone from the box, my first thought was, "this feels nice".

i would've expected the woven white to be the same texture as the black. thanks for sharing. do you know which colors have the rubbery feel?

It is not necessarily based on color as to if it's slippery or not. I remember feeling them at the AT&T store when they had them all on display. I want to say the Maroon, army green, royal blue, black and woven black, were rubbery. I know the woven white and spearmint green were slippery and I cannot remember the others.

I have the white back and while I wouldn't call it "slippery", there's no texture to it, and it's certainly not rubbery or terribly grippy. I'd recommend checking one out in person if you can, but I think I'll at least need to pick up a bumper case at some point.

is the phone slippery without a case? i'm going with a white woven back. will that help?

are there any known issues with kitkat? specifically active notifications or touchless control? (these are my two main reasons for switching)

will i still be able to play GTA: SA smoothly?

i was thinking of getting an additional x as a gift. i heard that certain backs can get dirtier (and unable to clean off) than others. if so, what colors should i avoid? or am i safe staying with woven black/white?

toodles

1) slightly.
2) not around those features. I think people are having issues with Exchange on 4.4 (which are apparently fixed in 4.4.2)
3) yes

Check AT&T corporate or Verizon stores. They may have a Moto X display which will have most of the backs available. Plus it has been reported that the colors look different when you receive it than on the website, you can see them in person.